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Introduction to Washers

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Introduction to Suncombe

1. What is Washing?

2. What is Contamination?3. Result of Washing

4. What is SIP?

5. Chemical SIP6. Thermal SIP

7. How Washing Works8. Washing Energy Sources

9. Washer Techniques10. Types of Washers

11. Manufacturing12. Automation

13. Validation

Topics to be Covered

The definition of washing is “to clean with water and,

typically, soap or detergent and clean as free from dirt,

marks, or stains. The definition of cleaning is “to expunge

all residue of prior materials” or more informally “the

removal of contaminants”.

What is Washing?

Contamination is the presence of particles, chemicals,

and other undesirable substances. It can take on many

different forms, each of which may requires a specific

cleaning mechanism for effective removal. In addition to

considering the actual contamination we also need to

consider the size, shape, thickness, adherence,

positioning and many other factors, which may also have

an effect on the selection of cleaning mechanism.

What is Contamination?

Washing results in the equipment being chemically

clean. This is defined as

"the removal of all residues of soil and all washing agents so

that contact with the cleaned surface does not result in

physical contamination".

If the equipment being cleaned needs to be micro-

biologically clean then an additional process can be carried

out. This process is called SIP.

Result of Washing

SIP or in its full form, Sterilising In Place is the generic

term for sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilizing equipment

normally after washing.

SIP results in the removal of microbiological

contamination.

What is SIP?

Sanitizing (or disinfecting) results in the removal of many

of the remaining microbiological contamination.

Sanitation or Disinfection is normally applied after

washing. It can be achieved by many different methods

depending on the application. Typical sanitizing

methodologies include; Chemical sanitiser or disinfectant,

steam, hot water, ozone, VHP etc.

Chemical SIP

Thermal sterilisation is achieved by the application of

steam or hot water at a suitable temperature for a

suitable time. It results in the removal of remaining

microbiological contamination.

Thermal SIP

The science of washing is based on applying the required

amount of energy to the equipment to ensure that it is

cleaned. The energy is primarily provided by the solution

temperature (thermal energy), the use of detergent or solvent

(chemical energy) and the application of kinetic energy for a

defined time period.

How Washing Works

Washing Energy Sources

TTemperature

Time

Chemical

Mechanical

Effect on cleaning operation:

Soil Effect

Proteins medium

Fats good

Sugars good

Salts good

Note : Generally a 10°C temperature increase will improvecleaning efficiency by 50% (above 30°C)

Temperature

Effect on cleaning operation:

Soil Water Alkali Acid

Proteins poor good medium

Fats poor good medium

Sugars good -- --

Salts medium medium good

Note : required concentrations depend on soil level, processes used, working time, temperature, ….

Chemical (Detergent)

Quality of Water used for aqueous cleaning is critical for performance:

• Chemical properties (pH, hardness, etc.)

• Biological properties (bioburden, endotoxins)

Water Used for Cleaning Process

Effect on cleaning operation:

Mechanical

Most washing processes require mechanical energy in addition to the other energy sources.

The mechanical energy is determined by the type of washer selected, and can include spray, agitation, turbulation, cavitation

and ultrasonic.

The duration of each washing step is to be optimised according

to the main following parameters :

Type of Equipment

Type of Wash Carried Out

Cleaning solution temperature

Chemical concentration

Mechanical Energy Process

Time (Duration)

Immersion

Immersion with Agitation

Immersion with Turbulation

Spray Cleaning

Fogging

Ultrasonic Cleaning

Air Purging

Drying and Cooling

Washers Techniques

Immersion Tanks

Enclosed Cabinet Washers

Spray Washers

Combined Washers

Types of Washers

ImmersionWasher™

Immersion, agitation, turbulation and spray cleaning for parts and hoses

PureKleen™ Parts Washer

Validated Spray Cleaning and Drying, Single Door or Pass Through, Full Containment, Bespoke Trolley Designs, Special Chamber Sizes

SonoKleen™ Parts Washer

Combination PartsWasher for Spray Cleaning, Turbulation, Flood Cleaning, Ultrasonic and Drying, Custom Chamber Sizes and Designs, Single Door or

Pass Through

IBC Washbooth

Validated Internal and External Spray Cleaning and Drying, Full Containment, Single Door or Pass Through, Floor or Pit Mounted, Cone or Split Valve

Operation

General Purpose Washbooth

LoadingTrolley

Validated Spray Cleaning and Drying, Full Containment, Single Door or Pass Through, Floor or Pit Mounted, Custom Trolleys for cleaning components

UltraWasher™

Internal and External Spray Cleaning and Drying, Open Bottomed, Single Door or Pass Through, IBC Inverter Option

DrumWasher™

Spray Cleaning and Drying, Hinged or Fold Down Doors, Custom Chamber Sizes and Designs, Single Door or Pass Through

DrumRoll™

Internal and External Spray Cleaning, Drum Loader and Inverter, Single or Multiple Drum Mounting,

MediWasher™

MediWasher™ are front loading or pass-through large washer/disinfectors, which are designed for the cleaning of Bed frames, Trolleys, Commodes,

Furniture, Operating Tables

IBC WashStation

Validated Internal Spray Cleaning and Drying of IBCs

CIP Washing

CIP or in its full form, Cleaning In Place,

is defined as

”Equipment and techniques to allow cleaning of process

equipment without dismantling or manual cleaning with

minimal operator involvement”.

CIP Washing Equipment

Typical Static CIP System

We offer a separate full range of equipment for Cleaning In Place

Typical Mobile CIP System

Manufacturing316L Stainless Steel, Duplex Stainless and Hastelloy materials.

Stainless fully welded supports and framework

Enclosed head orbital Welding Equipment

Crevice free sanitary construction

Materials: Wetted parts 316 stainless steel, non wetted parts 304 stainless steel

Finishes: wetted parts surface descaled and bead removed, non wetted parts satin polished

Pipework Material: Welded 316 Stainless Steel tubing, fully annealed, chemistry to ASTM A-269, manufactured to ASTM A-270. Descaled bore, bead removed internally, polish 150 grit O.D.

Pipework Standard: Configured to Good Manufacturing and Engineering Practices (cGMP). Designed to hygienic specifications. Free draining.

Welding: Welding would be of T.I.G. (Tungsten Inert Gas) method; using an internal and external argon gas purge, using a computer controlled enclosed head orbital welding plant, carried out by technicians coded to EN 287, to Suncombe procedures coded to EN288.

Weld finishing: Pipework welds, externally cleaned, fabrication welds cleaned and buffed

Inspection: 100% visual, Hydrostatic Testing

Material Documentation: 2.2 certificates of conformity, generic welder certificates, generic welding machine certificates, generic welding procedures, no weld logs or weld maps

Process fittings Triclamp, Service fittings BSP or Flanged

Process valves: Hygienic specification butterfly valves, 316 stainless steel, EPDM gaskets

Service valves yellow metal gate type

Documentation: Certificate of conformance, GA Drawing, P&ID, Electrical Drawings, Operation manual, Visual inspection report

Sanitary Standard

Materials: Wetted parts 316L stainless steel, non wetted parts 304 stainless steel

Finishes: wetted parts surface RA 0.5um max, non wetted parts RA 0.9um max

Pipework Material: ASME BPE standard, Welded 316L Stainless Steel Bio-pharmaceutical specification tubing, fully annealed, chemistry to ASTM A-269, manufactured to ASTM A-270, and 3A Standard.

Pipework Standard: Configured to Good Manufacturing and Engineering Practices (cGMP). Designed to ASME BPE specifications. Free draining.

Welding: Welding would be of T.I.G. (Tungsten Inert Gas) method; using an internal and external argon gas purge, using a computer controlled enclosed head orbital welding plant, carried out by technicians coded to EN 287, to Suncombe procedures coded to EN288.

Inspection: 100% visual external, 100% Dye-penetrant , 20% Boroscope

Material Documentation: 3.1b material certificates linked to each part, weld maps, weld logs, welder certificates, welding machine certificates, welding procedures. Welding profiles and maps will be compiled for all welds.

Process fittings Triclamp, Service fittings BSP or Flanged

Process valves: Pharmaceutical specification diaphragm valves, 316 stainless steel, 0.5um max, internal finish, fully certified and documented, PTFE sandwich gaskets (FDA compliant material).

Service valves yellow metal gate type

Documentation: Full documentation package as per enquiry pack.

ASME BPE Standard

Poor Hand Weld

• Difficult to clean

• Drainage problems

• Corrosion

Orbital Weld

Welding Techniques

3D ModellingAutodesk Inventor 3D Modelling is employed throughout the design

process

PLC Based Siemens or Allen Bradley Recipe Control Systems

4” – 15” HMI or Industrial PC Operator Interface

Designed to GAMP guidelines and produced in house

Automation Systems

PLC Based Suite#1™ - 1 Recipe basic Control Systems

PLC Based Suite#1-6™ - 6 Recipe basic Control Systems

Hard Coded fixed Recipes with variable time parameters

Designed to GAMP guidelines and produced in house

Automation Systems

CIPSuite#1™ & ControlSuite#1™

CIPSuite#1™ CIPSuite#1-6™

PLC Based Suite#2™ 100 Recipe mid-level Control Systems

10 Steps per recipe, 10 variables per step

6” Full Colour HMI with option for printout, Interface support, no networking

Automation Systems

CIPSuite#2™ & ControlSuite#2™

PLC Based Suite#3™ 100 Recipe advanced Control Systems

15 Steps per recipe, 15 variables per step

8” or 10” Full Colour HMI with printout

Interface support, networking

Automation Systems

CIPSuite#3™ & ControlSuite#3™

Automation Systems

Suite#3™ with 21CFR11 reportingPLC Based Suite#3™ 100 Recipe advanced Control Systems

8” or 10” Full Colour HMI with printout, Interface support, networking

21CFR11 compliant Electronic records and Batch Reports

PLC Based Suite#4™ 100 Recipe high level Control Systems

15 Steps per recipe, 15 variables per step

Electronic record storage facilities and batch reporting compliant with 21CFR11

Industrial PC running iFIX or WINCC SCADA, full interfacing and networking

Automation Systems

CIPSuite#4™ & ControlSuite#4™

Conductivity - To Monitor Strength To Separate Phases

Temperature - To Control and Monitor

Flow - To Control

Pressure - For Agitation, Turbulation, Spray and Integrity Testing

Time - From the Control System

Turbidity - To Control

Washer Monitoring Systems

Validation

Planning

Perform tests and collect results

Specifications

User RequirementSpecification

Review

Testing (IQ/OQ/PQ)

Test planning (IQ/OQ/PQ)

FunctionalSpecification

DesignSpecification

InstallationQualification

OperationalQualification

PerformanceQualification

Prepare written validation plan

Specify & agree what is required

Prepare document to describe how theequipment system is to be tested

Review results to show that systemperforms as specified plus any reservations

System build

ValidationOur products follow the GAMP Validation Life Cycle with documentary

evidence of procedures and processes during design, development, pre-construction, construction and commissioning . Typical documents

packages include Quality Plan, FDS, HDS, SDS, Document Index, P*ID Drawings, GA Drawings, Equipment List, Instrument List, Circuit

Drawings, Software Code and Test Protocols.

Typical Weld Map and Table

Suncombe Products

Typical Clientele BioPharma/Medical/Chemical

Typical Clientele Personal Care

Typical Clientele Food and Beverage

Thank you for your attentionFor further information please contact:

Suncombe LtdJade House Lockfield Avenue Brimsdown

Enfield Middlesex EN3 7JY UKTel +44(0) 208-443-3454 Fax +44(0) 208-443-3969

E-Mail: mail@suncombe.com

Web: www.suncombe.com